Australia v Fiji: Women’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final – live

Updates as the Jillaroos and Fiji Bulikula meet at Allianz StadiumKick-off time in Sydney is 5.45pm local/6.45am GMTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailCross-code superstar Stacey Waaka, already a winner of a Rugby Union World Cup, is now chasing another in Rugby League. Her three tries last night moved the Kiwis speedster one step closer to the tantalising double.For those who missed last night’s semi-final between New Zealand and Samoa here’s our match report. Continue reading…

It’s been a strange day in Sydney: baking sun, belting rain, swirling winds, strange chills. Right now there’s blue skies and thick banks of cloud overhead but the field – a notoriously slow drainer – looks shipshape as the players prepare to take the field. Only a few thousand spectators in their seats so far but a steady stream coming in for this double-header. Here come the players, Australia in their sunshine gold jerseys with green stripes, Fiji rocking light blue and navy. Now for the anthems. Cross-code superstar Stacey Waaka, already a winner of a Rugby Union World Cup, is now chasing another in Rugby League.

Her three tries last night moved the Kiwis speedster one step closer to the tantalising double. The Bulikula are building beautifully for their first World Cup finals campaign and have gone with the same 17 who demolished France and PNG. Maria Paseka returns on the wing after missing two games with a leg injury meaning Tahlia Marshall moves to the bench. Lorren Ieli gets a start at prop, Leilani Ahsam shifts to